NRC rnd 8: Greater Sydney Rams v Canberra Vikings, 29 October Millner Field

[Lindommer]

We're back. V kick off deep into Rams 22, lineout 8m out. Overthrow, Rams snaffle ball and kick back to their 10m line, not out. V hold ball and press to Rams 22, Rams look tentative in defence. V win penalty 6m out nearly in front. Quick tap, one pass, Fakao........over. 15-26 after 42.

 

[Lindommer]

Kicking duel, Mason to near V 22, nice kick bounces out deep in Rams 22m. Rams hold ball in their 22, finally clear to near half way.

 

[Lindommer]

Plays goes back and forth on the halfway line, Holloway makes a nice break and puts in a kick which bounces out 5m in V 22. V finally clear but only to just outside their 22.

 

[Lindommer]

Meafua off, Ale on. The beer jokes can start..........

 

[Lindommer]

Scrum 8m in Rams half, good shunt from V, penalty. Rams front row look mullered. Lineout just outside 22, V win, good spoiling from Rams. V hold ball, Valetini over 10m to the left of the posts. 15-33 after 54 mins. Vikings Super players superior fitness and strength now starting to show.

 

[Lindommer]

Rams run on their bench but those still on look buggered. V win penalty at scrum 8m out from their line, Rams pinch ball and take play over to their right side, ball goes out 7m from V line.

 

[Lindommer]

V clear to half way, quick lineout, Rams hold ball in V half, win penalty for high tackle 12m in V half. Rams doing very well to keep play in V half for the last 10 or so mins. 19:40 to go, drinks break.

 

[Lindommer]

Lineout restarts play, Rams win, hold ball and take play to their left, pass to TJ. V win lineout, Rams still holding V in their 22. V kick up to halfway, Rams win penalty for not rolling away. Quick tap, Rams hold ball, lovely run from Holloway, over. 22-35, 16 mins to go. Rams seem to've found a second wind.

 

[Lindommer]

Lineout on halfway, then scrum right in the middle. Rams put-in, loose pass dropped by Mason, scrum on halfway 15m in. V win but Rams steal ball, takle play up their left side. V steal ball back, then drop it. Heat affecting all players, it's becoming a bit ragged.

 

[Lindommer]

Play's been stuck near halfway for the past few minutes, but Rams win scrum penalty and have a lineout on V 22m line.

 

[Lindommer]

Rams drop ball, scrum 5m inside V 22. V win penalty, dunno why. Lineout on V 10m line. Win throw, good rolling maul 10m inside Rams half. Another penalty to the V, 35m out straight in front. V go for goal. Missed. 7:15 to go.

 

[Lindommer]

Dropped ball, scrum to Rams 10m inside their half. Penalty, V cheating again.......

 

[Lindommer]

Good kick from Mason, lineout on 22m line. Rams drop it, V hold ball 8m out from their 22, attempted kick charged down, V regather ball. Dargaville drops ball 5m inside V half. Heat seems to affecting all players. Stiff defence from V leads to turnover. Rams win penalty, quick tap but a pushed pass leads to another turnover.

 

[Lindommer]

V take play to Rams 22 on the club side, balll dropped. Scrum to Rams. Short arm to Rams, good run up to halfway on their right side. V win penalty at next breakdown.

 

[Lindommer]

V tap and kick ball out. That's it, 22-35 to the Vikings.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Thanks for your ongoing reports Lindo. Sounds like a very scrappy game where the Vikings exgtra fitness and experience got them through. Did they get the 3 try bonus point or just 4 for the win?

 

[Merrow]

Thanks for your ongoing reports Lindo. Sounds like a very scrappy game where the Vikings exgtra fitness and experience got them through. Did they get the 3 try bonus point or just 4 for the win?

Just the 4 points BR.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Thanks M. I see on the Rugby.com site that it finished 5 tries to 3, and that Lonergan converted all five tries. Good effort by him and by the team as a whole to finish on top. Two games at home to win the damn thing.